Alabama 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Alabama Crimson Tide
SEC (34-22, 15-14)

 

Big Wins: 3/2 at Louisiana (12-6), 3/30 Mississippi (3-1), 5/10 at LSU (5-1)
Bad Losses: 4/9 UAB (1-2), 4/11 Auburn (1-2), 4/22 Southern Miss (3-6)
Coach: Mitch Gaspard

Key Field Players:
Austen Smith, Senior, IF, .316 BA, 6 HR, 36 RBI
Wade Wass, Junior, C, .305 BA, 31 RBI
Ben Moore, Junior, OF/C, .305 BA, 9 HR, 35 RBI
Mikey White, Sophomore, IF, .303 BA, 6 HR, 32 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Spencer Turnbull, Junior, P, 2.28 ERA, 5-6 W/L, 1 CG, 87.0 IP, 59 SO
Justin Kamplain, Junior, P, 3.07 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 1 CG, 82.0 IP, 66 SO
Thomas Burrows, Freshman, P, 1.62 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 10 SV, 33.1 IP, 32 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .279 (89th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (90, 8)
Doubles per Game:  1.42 (198, 8)
Earned Run Average: 3.22 (49, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (48, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.73 (18, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (132, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .393 (64, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.56 (170, 14)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (229, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to Troy, defeated Savannah State, eliminated by Troy
2011    Regional    defeated UCF, lost to Florida State, defeated UCF, eliminated by Florida State
2010    Regional    defeated Elon, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Mercer, defeated Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2010    Super Regional    eliminated Clemson
2009    Regional    lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Tennessee Tech
2008    Regional    defeated East Carolina, lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by East Carolina
2006    Regional    defeated Jacksonville State, defeated Troy, defeated Troy
2006    Super Regional    eliminated by North Carolina

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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